Across
- 2. unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
- 3. kind of virus that infects bacteria
- 6. type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst
- 7. protein coat surrounding a virus
- 9. type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells
- 11. preparation of weakened or killed pathogens used to produce immunity to a disease
- 12. bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA
- 13. a group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of bacterial pathogens
Down
- 1. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information
- 4. structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick internal wall that encloses DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm
- 5. type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA
- 7. process in which some prokaryotes exchange genetic information
- 8. disease causing agents
- 10. particle of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells